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Last edited by golfhobo; 11-29-2008 at 03:12 PM.
Remember... friends are few and far between.
TRUCKIN' AIN'T FOR WUSSES!!!
"I am willing to admit that I was wrong." The Rev.
Yeah... Right.... "WE'RE PUTTING UP A SPRAY... WE'RE OK..."
In winter, the road you are driving on may have been well below freezing for a week or better. The air can warm up enough to allow it to rain, but when wet water hits the FROZEN road surface, you can be putting up a spray from the film of water on top of UP TO A HALF INCH OF ICE, OR MORE. It's one of the worst conditions you can drive on. Stop at the side of the road, and you may find yourself sliding off the road without any forward movement. Step out of your truck, and promptly SLIDE UNDER IT...
Yes. I have driven on roads that put up a nice spray, but when I stopped, I took a jackknife and chipped through nearly 3/4 inch of ice under the water. You need to look at the surface you are driving on. If you are able to see any kind of pattern of "tire tread marks" in the water, it's ice crystals that hold the shape of previous tires. The only thing the spray tells you is that there is water on top of whatever is below it. If it's pavement, you're fine. If it's ice, you may be screwed.
Put your faith in the spray, and you may find yourself flipping hambergers before spring thaw. Whoever came up with this "SPRAY" thing, needs his butt kicked hard enough that his Momma's butt is going to ache for the next ten years. In many cases, you can get a little better traction by putting one set of wheels on gravel along the edge. But, when it's raining on a frozen road surface, even the gravel can more than half an inch of ice on it.
Destroy the cities...and they will rebuild them.Destroy the farms...and grass will grow in the streets of the cities.
Destroy the economy of the blue-collar worker...and grass will grow in the executive offices.
The bill has come due.
( R E T I R E D , and glad of it)
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I wonder if those booties can fartz louder than me.EH,laz time I saw spray I drive 85mph and I not stop. If you no stop you be Ok,Yes?
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